MAHARASHTRA Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday took a dig at the Opposition parties for targeting the ruling Maha yuti over its unoapposed a victories at 68 places in the upcoming civic polls in the State, asking what could he do if they felt the sting.

 

“Tumko mirchi lagi toh main kya karoon (what can I do if you feel the sting and get offended)?” the CM targeted the opponents while addressing a rally in Dhule of north Maharashtra for the January 15 polls to 29 municipal corporations in the state.

 

The CM thanked voters for electing four BJP corporators unopposed in Dhule. “Weaccept the support whole heartedly,” he said. “As many as 35 Lok Sabha MPs have been elected unopposed so far, of whom 33 were elected during the Congress rule,” he said.

 

Questioning the Opposition over its criticism on the issue, Fadnavis said, “If there is unopposed election in your tenure, democracy is not threatened and if it happens in our time, democracy is under threat.” Describing Dhule as the gateway to Maharashtra, Fadnavis said the city has Gujarat on one side and Madhya Pradesh on the other.